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Outdoor street procession in a crowded Tamil Nadu town. In the foreground a uniformed police officer in khaki cap and shirt faces the crowd, seen from behind. Beside him stands a second officer with a moustache and name badge. On the left a man in an orange-and-saffron turban and saffron clothes presses his palms together in greeting, next to another man in saffron with a rudraksha mala and gold chain. Center right, a man in white dhoti and shirt with rudraksha mala and a flower garland stands among devotees. A tall white banner with a printed portrait of a bearded man in white turban and a Tamil caption is tied to a pole, beside a shop sign and a building with a decorative cornice and a small figure on its roof.

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April 27 20082008-04-27A street procession in a Tamil town. On the left, a figure in an orange turban and orange saffron robes walks with palms pressed together in greeting, wearing a rudraksha mala. Behind them, other saffron-clad sannyasis walk in a group. A uniformed police officer in khaki stands in the middle of the road, and men in white dhotis and shirts, one with a rudraksha mala, walk alongside, one gesturing with an outstretched hand. Behind them stands a large blue and yellow hoarding showing deity images and portraits. Orange flags are held aloft and an ornate umbrella canopy is visible at top left. Buildings and shops line the street.April 27 20082008-04-27Street procession in an Indian town with saffron-clad sannyasis. A central figure wears an orange turban and orange robes, hands pressed together in namaste, with a rudraksha mala and gold bracelet. Behind him a man in orange holds a tall golden staff topped with a flame-like finial. Uniformed police officers in khaki with peaked caps and moustaches walk in the foreground, and the crowd is dense. Saffron flags and a blue banner with Tamil lettering line the street with shop signs above.2008-04-27April 27 20082008-04-27A street procession in an Indian town. Uniformed police in khaki with peaked caps and belts flank the crowd on both sides. At centre, a bearded man in saffron robes with a gold-toned necklace and a rudraksha mala walks with palms together. Beside him, a figure in orange robes with a tall orange headwrap and a long mala walks with hands folded. Behind them, a man in white shirt and trousers gestures, and several saffron-clad followers carry red and orange flags. An ornate multicoloured canopy with fringed tassels, a palanquin-style umbrella, is held overhead. Trees and a yellow signboard with Tamil lettering appear in the background.2008-04-27A street procession in Tamil Nadu moves past shopfronts and red-and-orange flags. In the foreground a bearded man with long dark hair wears saffron robes, a gold-toned ceremonial necklace with a large pendant, and a rudraksha mala, and holds his hands together in greeting. Beside him a younger man in orange robes and a gold necklace gestures with his palm raised. Behind them a man in an orange turban and saffron robe presses his palms together, and other devotees in orange follow. To the right a uniformed police officer in khaki with a peaked cap walks alongside; a name tag reads a police officer's name. A large golden staff with a tassel is visible above the crowd, and a hoarding shows a portrait of a bearded robed figure.2008-04-27April 27 20082008-04-27April 27 20082008-04-27A street procession in a town marketplace with a uniformed police officer in khaki and a red-banded cap at right, walking near the procession. Several saffron-robed sannyasis walk in front, pressing palms together in greeting. The central figure has a full grey beard, wears rimless glasses, and has a gold-and-pendant necklace and rudraksha-style beads, in an orange robe. Beside him, a younger saffron-robed man in an orange turban wears a bead mala. Behind them, men and women in white and saffron walk with red and saffron flags and a fringed ceremonial umbrella overhead. A banner with a framed portrait is held aloft, and shopfronts line the street.2008-04-27April 27 20082008-04-27 +1 copiesStreet procession on a town road with a large ornate canopy umbrella in orange, red, and green fabric with tassels, held aloft over a central group. A man in an orange-saffron dhoti and orange head cloth with folded hands is walking at the front center, with a bearded man in orange robes beside him and another robed figure behind. Several people wear orange robes with rudraksha and bead necklaces. Uniformed police officers in khaki walk alongside, one wearing a cap, and a cameraman with a video camera is at the right. Orange and yellow flags and banners fill the background, with shopfronts and a radio tower behind. Prominent figures show devotion in a public procession; the central front robed figure with folded hands is a probable match for the a person cues of long hair, orange clothing and rudraksha malas, described here as a sannyasi in procession.2008-04-27